Cyber Attack Hits NI Schools' C2k System

0:00It's April 17th. This is Europe News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across the continent. The C2K IT system that schools in Northern Ireland used for emails and learning materials took a big hit from a cyber attack. Over 414,000 accounts for pupils, teachers, and staff got knocked off line. But the education authority just announced. It's largely restored now, with everything running close to normal. Here this week, detectives nabbed a 16-year-old boy from ported down on suspicion of network intrusion tied to the breach. Police say it's part of their ongoing probe, and after releasing him for further checks, they followed up with a search. Pupils across the region were locked out of their online work and revision files. Messing up study routines big time. Service deaths call spite death first, but have dropped back to typical school day levels as access returned. Schools are still zeroing in on a handful of schools hit harder, where some personal data was exposed.

1:00They're reaching out directly to those affected with advice, and no one's asked to do anything extra right now. Come Monday, April 20th. The C2K helpline swings back to standard hours 8.30am to 5pm, at 0-800-093-1541. Schools can finally breathe easy and focus on what matters.